A Committees of correspondence quickly spread news fighting Lexington and Concord B Second continental congress meet on May 1775
II
A patriots send letter to king for peace
called olive branch patition
B if king refused patriots made army
III
A Wasington came to meeting in uniform B congrees asked colonies send soliders to Massechusetts
IV
A Washington left Pilly take change army
goined army that already faught
B Colonist told not to shot unless he sees white of eyes
V
A Washington arrived Massachuetts meet army after battle
B14,500 soldiers form north colonies no unifroms
ordinary colths
VI
AWashingtons soliders fought frontier and french and indian war
B soliders fight like native americans
in not regular lines and from hidding places
C little money not much traing against a big army
The british advantage
VII
A British soldier new weapons Rebels older weapons B British used mercenary C Tribes hated the colonies because they took their land
VIII A Britsh pro soldiers. colonists new soliders VIIII A British-50000 soliders Colonists-10000 B americans enlist one year at a time
Lesson#2 The decision for indipendence
A most people thought thet war was not nessary B colonist want to take part in law making C 1776 colonists change mind and prepare for a long war
The first steps
I A most people thought war was not nessary B colonists want to take part in law making C colonists prepare for long war
II A One Patriot most change public opinion Thomas Paine B Thomas called sudden change government C Colonies cut ties British government set up their own
III A People throughout colonies talked about Common Sense B After year war idea independence to govern on own
olivebranch
a symbol of peace
contiental
a solider in the first colonial army
mercenary
a hired soldier
enlist
to join
revolution
a sudden complete change of government
independence
freedom to govern on
allegiance
loyalty
declaration
an official statement
grievance
acomplaint
neutral
not taking side in conflct
pacifist
a beliver in peaceful settelment
movement
an effort by many people
encroach
to move on to without asking permission
regiment
a troop of soldiers
siege
a long lasting attack
treaty
an agreement between countries
negotiate
to talk with on a no the to work out an agreement
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Chapter 8 The War For Independence
Lesson #1
At War With The Home land
I
A Committees of correspondence quickly spread news fighting Lexington and ConcordB Second continental congress meet on May 1775
II
A patriots send letter to king for peace- called olive branch patition
B if king refused patriots made armyIII
A Wasington came to meeting in uniformB congrees asked colonies send soliders to Massechusetts
IV
A Washington left Pilly take change army
- goined army that already faught
B Colonist told not to shot unless he sees white of eyesV
A Washington arrived Massachuetts meet army after battleB 14,500 soldiers form north colonies no unifroms
- ordinary colths
VIAWashingtons soliders fought frontier and french and indian war
B soliders fight like native americans
- in not regular lines and from hidding places
C little money not much traing against a big armyThe british advantage
VII
A British soldier new weapons Rebels older weaponsB British used mercenary
C Tribes hated the colonies because they took their land
VIII
A Britsh pro soldiers. colonists new soliders
VIIII
A British-50000 soliders
Colonists-10000
B americans enlist one year at a time
Lesson#2 The decision for indipendence
A most people thought thet war was not nessary
B colonist want to take part in law making
C 1776 colonists change mind and prepare for a long war
The first steps
I
A most people thought war was not nessary
B colonists want to take part in law making
C colonists prepare for long war
II
A One Patriot most change public opinion Thomas Paine
B Thomas called sudden change government
C Colonies cut ties British government set up their own
III
A People throughout colonies talked about Common Sense
B After year war idea independence to govern on own
IV